Search for dissertations about: "syed imran haider"

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2. 1. Socioeconomic differences in drug use among older people : trends, polypharmacy, quality and new drugs

   Author : Syed Imran Haider; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Pharmacoepidemiology; drug utilization; polypharmacy; inappropriate drug use; drug-drug interactions; new drugs; comorbidity; registers; cross-sectional; population-based; elderly; equity; socioeconomic position; education; occupation; income;

   Abstract : Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate drug use (IDU) is a major patient safety and public health concern in the elderly, resulting in an increased likelihood of adverse drug reactions, drug-drug interactions (DDI), hospitalization, poor quality of life and mortality. This doctoral thesis investigated the complex relationship between drug use and socioeconomic position (SEP) and characterized the drug use, quality of prescribing, development of drug use over time, and use of new drugs in the elderly. READ MORE